Ernie Higa, Chairman and CEO of Higa Industries, discusses Japan's skyrocketing rice prices, the country's cost push ...

Japanese real wages fell for a fourth consecutive month in April, eroded by stubborn inflation that has continued to outpace ...

Core inflation in Japan's capital hit a more than two-year high on persistent rises in food costs, data showed on Friday, ...

Japan's inflation will remain in focus this week, with BoJ Core CPI and Services Producer Price Index on Tuesday and Tokyo ...

Household spending fell 0.1 per cent in April from a year earlier. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

Japanese government data released Friday present a mixed picture of rising inflation and sluggish industrial activity.

Japan recession fears and weak consumer demand weigh on rate hike bets, while US labor data could shift Fed stance and impact ...

Retail sales in Japan grew by 3.3% year-on-year in April 2025, up from a 3.1% gain in the previous month and surpassing ...

The price of Japanese-grown rice is soaring due to high inflation, low farm yields and a growing tourism sector.

Japan’s core inflation rate climbed at its fastest rate in more than two years in April, piling pressure on the Bank of Japan as it seeks to normalise the country’s interest rates and the unpopular ...

TOKYO] The Bank of Japan should continue to proceed with monetary tightening, which would support a “normalisation of the yen ...